Apple has extended its 1TB hard drive replacement program for iMacs.
Microsoft Surface will start at $499
Microsoft has officially unveiled pricing for the ARM-based Surface tablet, which goes on sale October 26, and it’s in the same ballpark as an iPad.
Echofon for Mac will be no more
Echofon maker Naan Studio says it will discontinue its Mac, Windows and Firefox versions of its Twitter client.
Softbank makes $20B bid to buy Sprint
Sprint may become the property of Japanese mobile carrier Softbank if a $20 billion deal goes through.
SNL lampoons iPhone 5 complaints
Saturday Night Live’s “Tech Talk” segment parodied complaints about the iPhone 5, pairing off whining tech journos with very unsympathetic Chinese factory workers.
New Rolling Stones single – Doom and Gloom
The Stones are back, and rocking harder than ever.
Apple to pay SBB for iOS 6 clock design
Apple has agreed to pay the Swiss national railway a license fee for the design of the clock used in iOS 6.
Partysaurus Rex
“Partysaurus Rex” is a new short film from Pixar shown in theaters before Finding Nemo 3D. Also online, thanks to Disney.
Ubuntu One cloud service reaches Mac in new beta
Ubuntu One, the Linux distribution’s free cloud data sync offering, is now Mac-compatible with a new beta release.
Sega resurrects Crazy Taxi for iOS
Sega’s legendary Dreamcast console game Crazy Taxi is now available for iOS.
Kobo acquires Aquafadas
Kobo, maker of inexpensive e-readers, has acquired indie software developer Aquafadas, maker of digital publishing software.
Developers speak about Apple’s new iOS app promo restrictions
Developers speak on the record about Apple’s recent App Store terms changes which may restrict apps that promote titles from different developers.
Finnish developer Supercell nets $350K a day on iOS
Finnish developer Supercell says it’s making $350K a day from its two iOS games.
Sid Meier’s Railroads! is Mac bound
Better late than never – Sid Meier’s Railroads! is finally headed to the Mac.
T-Mobile stocks nano sims for iPhone 5 users
T-Mobile has begun stocking nano-SIMs designed to fit in the iPhone 5, according to this report.
Why we’ll never stop talking about Steve Jobs
A look at why Steve Jobs remains so relevant even a year after his death.
Metal singer gets drunk, makes music video with his cat
A metal singer got drunk and made a video with his cat, and this is the result.
World of Warcraft becomes fodder for Maine politics
A Maine state senatorial candidate’s World of Warcraft status has become a point of contention with the opposition party.
How Apple has changed under Tim Cook
CNN takes a look at how Tim Cook has changed Apple.
Unreadable black metal band logos
A compilation of some atrocious-looking logos from black metal bands.
Apple offered Samsung a patent license deal
According to court papers revealed recently, Apple offered to license Samsung’s 3G/UMTS technology for 33 cents per unit before they got to trial. Samsung wouldn’t agree to the deal.
Bald men appear more masculine
A new study says bald men are perceived as more masculine but less attractive.
‘If Steve Jobs were alive, he would fire Tim Cook.’ Bullshit.
More bullshit, this time from Forbes’ “The Street” blog.
Samsung goes after Apple jury foreman
Samsung claims the foreman of jury responsible for the $1 billion Apple patent verdict is guilty of misconduct.
Batman: Arkham City Game of the Year Edition headed to Mac in Nov.
Batman: Arkham City is winging its way onto the Mac this November.
22 percent of American adults own a tablet; more than half are iPads
Tablet ownership among American adults has doubled in the past year, while the iPad’s marketshare has dropped.
U.S. judge lifts ban on Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
A U.S. judge says that Samsung can sell the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the US – for now.
iPhoto 9.4.1 update released
iPhoto 9.4.1 is now available for download.
Ultrabooks fail to set the world ablaze
A new report says that Ultrabooks – the PC clones of the MacBook Air – haven’t exactly set the sales world on fire.
Only 4 percent of iOS 6 users use Maps? Bullshit.
A company claims only one in 25 iOS 6 users is using the Maps app. I say bullshit.